Grand Marnier Pumpkin Pie: Sandi's Recipe of the Week - March 11

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Sandi's "Recipe Of The Week"
March 11 - 17, 2006

"Grand Marnier Pumpkin Pie"

Grand Marnier Pumpkin Pie

Recipe Source:
Delicious Pies and Tarts (Card 48)
Great American Recipes

Serving Size: Makes 8 to 10 servings

Amount	Ingredient
Crust:
1 cup	all purpose flour
2 tablespoons	granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon	cinnamon
6 tablespoons	cold butter or margarine
2 to 3 tablespoons	cold water
Filling:
2	eggs, beaten
1 cup	brown sugar
1 teaspoon	cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon each	ginger and nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons	grated orange rind
1 1/2 cups	pumpkin puree
1 tablespoon	all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups	half and half
Grand Marnier Whipped Cream:
1 cup	whipping cream
3 tablespoons	powdered sugar
2 tablespoons	Grand Marnier

Preparation Instructions:
1. In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon. Cut in the butter until mixture looks like coarse meal.
2. With machine running, slowly add the water. When dough begins to clump into a ball, stop machine.
3. Roll out to fit a 9 inch pie plate. Crimp edges.
4. In a mixing bowl, combine the eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, orange rind, pumpkin, flour and cream. Beat together to combine evenly.
5. Pour filling into the pie shell.
6. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Lower heat to 350 degrees.
7. Bake for 45 minutes or until set. Cool on a rack.
8. At serving time, whip cream to soft peaks. Add sugar. Beat until stiff. Stir in Grand Marnier. Serve dolloped on each piece of pie.
Per serving: 343 calories; 4.6 g protein; 21.2 g fat; 33.8 g carbohydrates; 114 mg sodium.

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